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Between May-August 2025, approximately 4.95 million people in Government-controlled areas of Yemen are facing high levels of acute food insecurity. This translates to nearly half of the analysed population classified in IPC Phase 3 or above (Crisis or worse). Among them, more than 1.5 million people are experiencing IPC Phase 4 (Emergency) conditions, while 3.4 million people are facing IPC Phase 3 (Crisis) conditions. The situation is mainly driven by the combined impacts of conflict, ongoing economic decline, rising food and fuel costs, anticipated flooding, a delayed planting season, and a critical reduction in emergency food aid and livelihood support. The food security situation is expected to worsen during the projection period between September 2025 and February 2026, with around 5.38 million people likely to be classified in IPC Phase 3 or above. Furthermore, if conflict intensifies, combined with lower levels of humanitarian food security assistance in the current period, people already classified in IPC Phase 4 (Emergency) risk sliding into IPC Phase 5 (Catastrophe).